UMary Allen
Inciniba yintaka engabhabhayo. Namhlanje ihlala kuphela kwi-Afrika ekwi-sub-Sahara. Wayefudula ehlala kwintshona yeAsia. Noko ke, watshatyalaliswa apho. Abantu bathanda iintsiba, inyama kunye nofele. Iinkunzi zibizwa ngokuba ngamaqhude, iimazi zibizwa ngokuba ziinkukhu, amantshontsho abizwa ngokuba ngamantshontsho.
Iinciniba eziyindoda zikhula zibe nkulu kunobona bantu bade kwaye zinobunzima obuphindwe kabini. Iimazi zincinci kwaye zikhaphukhaphu. Inciniba inentamo ende kakhulu kunye nentloko encinci, zombini phantse azinantsiba.
Inciniba inokubaleka isiqingatha seyure ngeekhilomitha ezingama-50 ngeyure. Yiloo ndlela iimoto ezivumelekileyo ukuba ziqhube ngayo kwizixeko zethu. Ngexesha elifutshane, ide ilawule iikhilomitha ezingama-70 ngeyure. Inciniba ayikwazi ukubhabha. Ifuna amaphiko ayo ukugcina ibhalansi ngelixa ibaleka.
Ziphila njani iinciniba?
Iinciniba zihlala kwi-savannah, ngambini okanye ngamaqela amakhulu. Yonke into ephakathi nayo inokwenzeka kwaye ihlala itshintsha. Amakhulu amaninzi eenciniba nazo zinokudibana emngxunyeni wamanzi.
Iinciniba zitya kakhulu izityalo, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha izinambuzane, kunye nayo nantoni na esuka emhlabeni. Baginya namatye. Ezi zinto zibanceda esiswini ukutyumza ukutya.
Iintshaba zabo eziphambili ziingonyama namahlosi. Ziyabaleka kuzo okanye zibakhabe ngemilenze yazo. Loo nto inokubulala nengonyama. Ayiyonyani into yokuba iinciniba zibeke iintloko zazo esantini.
Zibafumana njani abantwana iinciniba?
Iinkunzi ziqokelelana kwindlu yabafazi ukuze zizale. Inciniba iqala ikhwelana nenkokeli, ize ke ilandele ezinye iinkukhu. Onke amabhinqa abeka amaqanda awo kwindawo enye, ukudakumba okukhulu esantini, kukho inkokeli phakathi. Kungakho amaqanda angama-80.
Kuphela yinkokeli enokufukama emini: Ihlala phakathi ize iqandusele amaqanda ayo kunye namanye kunye nayo. Inkunzi ifukamela ebusuku. Xa iintshaba zisiza kwaye zifuna ukutya amaqanda, zidla ngokufumana amaqanda kuphela emphethweni. Ngaloo ndlela amaqanda akho kunokwenzeka ukuba aphile. Iintshaba ubukhulu becala ngoodyakalashe, iingcuka namaxhalanga.
Amantshontsho aqanduselwa emva kweeveki ezintandathu. Abazali bazikhusela elangeni okanye imvula ngamaphiko. Ngosuku lwesithathu, bahamba kunye. Izibini ezomeleleyo zikwaqokelela amantshontsho kwizibini ezibuthathaka. Ezi ke nazo zibanjwa kuqala ngabaphangi. Abaselula bakhuselwe ngolu hlobo. Iinciniba zikhula ngokwesondo xa zineminyaka emibini.